Nissan XTERRA problems and owner complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10081526 at NHTSA ↗

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO WHEN CONSUMER WOULD PUT VEHICLE INTO FIRST GEAR IT MADE A LOT OF NOISE. THEN, IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR, BUT IT WOULD SLIP OUT AGAIN. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, SHE HAD TO HOLD IT IN GEAR. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR. CONSUMER WILL BE TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT FELT THIS VEHICLE WAS TOO NEW FOR TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. *AK AFTER THE TESTING THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TC

Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10098989 at NHTSA ↗

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY WIFE'S 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECH CALLED NISSAN AND ORDERED THE PART FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. NISSAN SAID THEY HAD A NUMBER OF FAILURES BUT NOT RECALLED THE PUMP. NISSAN ALSO SAID TO REPLACE THE FILTER AND REGULATOR. THE COST WAS OVER $500. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE FUEL PUMP FAILURE SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF.

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000535 at NHTSA ↗

OUR 2000 NISSAN XTERRA SE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, BUT IF WE WERE IN ANY OF THE OTHER LANES, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WE WERE STUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS... THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED, THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS CAP WAS TIGHTLY SECURED AT THE MOST RECENT FILLING, THE SERVICE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD NEVER CAME ON INDICATING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM... IT WAS VE…

Owner-reported narrative. 52,397 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000673 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. WHEN ENCOUNTERING SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING MY BRAKES.THE VEHCILE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED AGAIN IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE ROARED THE RPM INDICATOR WAS IN THE RED ZONE AND WOLD NOT COME DOWN AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWN THE BERM OF THE FREEWAY. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHCILE EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO A STOP.TREMBLING I CALLED MY FATHER, WHEN HE ARRIVED HE CH…

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10039359 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHECKED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SIX MONTHS LATER VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SOME LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED/PADS HAD DISINTEGRATED, AND THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10042124 at NHTSA ↗

THE ENGINE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10011668 at NHTSA ↗

I SAW A NEWS RELEASE TODAY WHERE HONDA IS RECALLING SOME VEHICLES DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP IN THE IP CAUSING THE IP LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR YEARS IN BOTH MY 1996 NISSAN 200SX AND MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. USUALLY I JUST HAVE TO FIND THE DIMMER DIAL ON THE DASH SOMEWHERE ON THE LEFT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND ADJUST IT A BIT TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON, BUT THE SWITCH IS ALWAYS VERY HOT WHEN I TOUCH IT. NO ACCIDENTS OR FIRES HAVE RESULTED IN MY EXPERIENCE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10078317 at NHTSA ↗

AS I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA'S ENGINE CUT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAS STATION WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS FULL. THE PART THAT FAILED IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT (NISSAN PART # 25060-4S415) WHICH HAS WIRING THAT CORRODES. WHEN THE SENDING UNIT FAILS THE FUEL PUMP IS TURNED OFF, WHICH IN TURN SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS VERY SERIOUS. THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007572 at NHTSA ↗